RetroTech - The Panapic (???)

[@Derevirn]

The design is quite modern, considering it's 40 years old. It almost looks like a bluetooth speaker.

[@coydog7902]

I thought it was actually a Bluetooth speaker

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

Derevirn yea that's what I was thinking xD it looks like a Bluetooth speaker

[@michaelmartin9022]

The company ought to bring out a Bluetooth speaker with the same design for nostalgia. Maybe including an SD slot and the songs it originally came with too, as well as reduced versions of the books.

[@dontmesswiththeman]

Derevirn just plug a phone into the mic input and it basically is!

[@passthebutterrobot2600]

I thought it was a 1970s Amazon Echo. "Alexa, play Engelbert Humperdinck"

[@santa_pepsi]

At first I thought it was some kind of rotating device to take PANoramic PICtures.

[@c7uk]

Mato da Costa - me too

[@NateZ6]

I guess it's because it's made by Panasonic. Not sure what it has to do about pictures though...

Same here.

[@garethwilliams5809]

Same here

[@TheCaptnHammer]

Same here! Then I thought maybe it was a speaker and microphone that recorded sound when attached to an accompanying camera so you can play ambient noise from a scenic photo location.

[@GRIMEREPORTTV]

This is nuts for how old it is

[@gamblemadman]

Haha, me neither.

[@TheRealUnconnected]

The Industrial designs seems more like the 1990s than the 1970s.

[@jasper-fn7zc]

haha yes lordie!

[@rockolutheran]

Wag1

[@Yngwiejmalmsteen08]

Man like Lordie watching techmoan 👍👍

[@reeseyme9613]

*"all the best stuff is made in japan"* --marty mcfly, 1990

[@reeseyme9613]

my AIWA portable cassette recorder still works today even it has been over 20yrs

[@treespunk]

@@Tadfafty 1985 Marty said that in 1955 to 1955 Doc who then gave an authentic 1955 expression

[@bartobruintjes7056]

NO!

[@foxtrotkilomike]

"Hey Panapic, whats the weather today"

[@tcphll]

It looks remarkably modern. At first glance, I'd have thought it was a cheap Bluetooth speaker.

[@checktheevidence]

Splendid. That's one for the record books! ;)

[@IDFK303]

Record. Books. I see what you did there, and I'm a little bit jealous.

[@shkeni]

LOL

[@joeyboyjoeyboy2]

Get out !

[@stewartcampbell7794]

Absolutely-4sure.Good on-ya...

[@jfcash84]

Very punny.

[@FitzFingers]

9:00 gotta love the little rainbow of death in the bottom right corner

[@favoritemustard3542]

LJN aka Laughin' Jokin' Numbnuts

[@goishikaiganmademou]

It is stuck on this phrase: 7:32 使い方では、・・・ = tsukai-kata de wa, ... = About how to use, ...

[@MrIcecolddd]

Seriously impressed by the photos in that book more than anything. The quality is superb and the way they’ve been taken, they wouldn’t be out of place in some “Arty” magazine in 2020

[@cdigames]

As soon as you showed the underside of the speaker I had assumed it was high quality photos with audio captured on-site as a sort of immersive experience.

[@ValentinGalea]

lol me too!

[@MroStudios]

I'm always shocked by the quality of the plastics from the '70s. Those things were made to last.

[@LeminskiTankscor]

All said, it looks quite modern for a device from 1977.

[@michaeltrabtree7718]

My first thought was that it looked like a fairly cheap aux speaker you'd get at radioshack in the late 90s. Surprising design for 77.

[@LeminskiTankscor]

I like it, a lot. It makes me think of a Bluetooth Speaker or something. Wonder if we could pop it under a 45? Probably too wide :(

[@LeminskiTankscor]

Oh and the plastic wrap. Good as the day it left the factory. Beautiful. That said, the book makes it for me. So romantic for the time.

[@BM1DAS601]

Stunning! Here in Germany similar technology was used to boost the BERTELSMANN LEXIKOTHEK encyclopedia to a multimedia experience. There were some of the books provided with engraved foils and a similar kind of player could be dropped on them so you could hear the sound of historical recordings. As a young lad I found that highly innovative. Was in the early 90s when I remember correctly. My brother-in-law keeps a collection of that encyclopedia so I can enjoy this retro tech from time to time.

[@cmonkey63]

The suspense was killing me! Ha ha. Nice one. Another amazing analogue moment.

[@pev_]

The instruction disk woman: "nationaru panapikku" :) :) Oh my that made me laugh.

[@mrmeow3924]

That is probably the most charming piece of technology I have ever seen ;)

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

That is so interesting, and just think, it has been over 40 years since that lady's voice was recorded for the instructions. I can't help imagine all the people involved with designing, building, and even buying/using this device. So very interesting.

[@RetroCore]

I'm sure someone may have mentioned this but National is Panasonic's home brand. So basically anything like lights, fridges and other home electrical devices that are not A/V come out under the National name. Even now they do. :) all the light switches in my house are National as is the doorbell :)

[@technobrend0]

Ahh I knew I recognized it before but I didn't know it was their home brand. I figured they just went be Matsushita

[@marcussantos2141]

That's weird, I had a National tv back in the 80s. In Brazil of all places.

[@moreapurva]

Same, I had a TV and a boombox by National bought locally in India. This was in the 90s.

[@RetroCore]

Senpai Kei surprisingly they don't release products under the Matsushita name or at least not for general public consumption. In the past (80s) there were TVs and such with the National branding but they soon decided to go with Panasonic for all their A/V stuff. I think now they may even use the Panasonic name for fridges and Microwaves although my Fridge say National since its about 10 years old.

[@RetroCore]

Marcus Santos yes, that's probably about right. In the 80s Matsushita did use the National brand on TVs and music equipment. This trend was replaced by the Panasonic name during the 90s as it had a stronger brand appearance.

[@korokshiding]

The music sounds like it's straight off the Kill Bill soundtrack. What a cool little gadget! Very creative idea

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

When the player was stuck and he slapped it, I laughed. I almost expected it to say after being slapped "domo arigato!"

[@NikhileshNerambally]

I expected the Panapic to say, "Ouchhu! sore wa itai!"

[@AnOfficialAndrewFloyd]

Percussive Maintenance!

[@rich1051414]

Gomen de sumeba, keisatsu iranai!

[@qinop]

What an absolutely gorgeous and aesthetic lofi marvel. Meshing physical and digital media flawlessly

[@TheCheat420]

I saw "Panapic" and a book of photos assumed it took panoramic pictures.

[@etmccaus]

Me too; figured it was some sort of motorized tripod head...

[@kurtjerichodelacruz2370]

Same.

[@SlyPearTree]

I thought it was a projector.

[@BertGrink]

My first thought was that it might be some sort of panoramic projector hehe

[@alasyon]

Hahaha same, I thought I was very clever by guessing it within a second, but no, was completely wrong.

[@Pillowcase]

this is one of my favourite things you've covered.

[@lucsirotouka]

I'm from China, and when I was a child I've seen a similar device in the home of one of my classmates, who lived in a wealthy family. It's the same combination, a hard-covered picture book (larger though), and a hand-held device. Inside that book there were the same plastic discs, and with the hand-held device put on that disc, it reads the story on that page. Used to think the sound was stored magnetically on the disc like floppy disks, but after watching video I believe it could be the same concentric circles technology.

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

Touka Lucsiro It's a spiral (one long spiral from beginning to end). Concentric circles are best for random jumping around with precision mechanics (like computer discs, except the CD/DVD which are based on audio-video spirals).

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Touka Lucsiro This is basically how phonographic records are made. Vibration on grooves allow for sound to be reproduced through a player like that to play records on.

[@Kardor]

4:32 This song in Korean version is called "쯔가루해협의 겨울풍경", Japanese name is "津軽海峡冬景色". It can be translated as "Winter landscape of Tsugaru strait" and was performed by Pochonbo Electronic Orchestra of North Korea.

[@onedeadsaint]

wow! this is a really cool device! absolutely love it!

[@theLuigiFan0007Productions]

Same. I also think it's a really cool idea. The idea of putting little records in a book is a really interesting invention. I wonder if anyone has digitized all the recordings. o:

[@Loonistrator]

I reckon a little cleaning/lubing of whatever mechanism the stylus moves along would clear up that skipping problem. I thought 'camera or viewer of some sort' as well. Very interesting curio. There's something delightfully tactile about records.

[@sircompo]

Terrific! How many more obscure and fascinating gadgets are there out there for Techmoan to showcase? Seems there can't be much left!

[@Loopcats]

I think that every time he uploads a retro-tech video and then he manages to find something new to amaze us. :)

[@RuneInternational]

Dave Compton you Sound so like the guy who wanted to close the patent Office in early 1900's, because there was no way, more stuff could be invented.

[@sircompo]

Rune International - I just wasn't clear; I was referring to retro tech, not new inventions. Wasn't really serious either; it's clear Techmoan has an innate ability to sniff out vintage gadgets and obscure formats. Let the Muppetry continue ad infinitum.

[@RuneInternational]

Dave Compton I know, but my point was, that every day from that quote more than hundred years ago, people have created junk world wide. There is sadly no way techmoan will ever run out. And in 30 years he can show todays junk

[@sircompo]

Rune International - Awesome thought; all presented on KZbin VR™ and watched by billions as they commute on the global hyperloop network.

[@DieWeltIstSchlecht]

That thing is 40 years old.... I genuinely thought up until the end this was a modern gimmick and was wandering why there wasn't a USB connector.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

How could you still have that thought 'till the end? He literally said at the beginning it's from 1977 🤦‍♂️

[@doubtful_seer]

@@farhanatashiga3721 no need to be condescending, unless that’s how you like people treating you when you don’t hear or miss one detail.

[@e28forever30]

@@doubtful_seer One detail … Matt mentioned “the seventies “, “1976” and “1977” several times…

[@MattHayesVinyl]

What an interesting device! It reminds me of scanning a QR code but, instead of using a phone, you use the Panapic, place it over one of the discs, and voila.

[@Tadesan]

This is so cool. I bet a lot of people had a really really fun time using these. :)

[@timmorrissey1607]

I want that music soundtrack desperately.

[@alanburns538]

Techmoan at his finest! Gorgeous piece of retro-tech (want one!!!) with an inspired slow-reveal, and the funniest puppet dialogue yet. You, sir, are the Emperor Of KZbin.

[@FerHivore]

7:23 - _A 40-YEAR-OLD MACHINE THAT MAKES VAPORWAVE?!_

[@verdatum]

....You got me. I lol'd

[@InflatablePlane]

V I N T A G E. A E S T H E T I C

[@explosionsindasky]

Kind of a Avant-garde Vaporwave tho.

[@CaptainPackrat]

I had something like this as a kid. It was called the Fisher-Price Talk-To-Me Player. There were several books that had record-like disks on each page and you'd place the battery-powered player on top and it would read the page. One of the books I had was Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss.

[@AltayGENC]

A fantastic old (paper) & new (stylus) technology combination. I'm fascinated with this little cute device. These technologies let you interract with them. 07:25 as an example : hit and correct :D

[@hirokurobane9145]

Pretty advanced and highly miniaturized considering its 40 years old, music also puts stuff on the vibe.

[@Kiana.Da.Editor.3701]

*7:51* sounds vaporwave-like lo-fi music..... ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃａｌｌｙ　ａｐｐｅａｌｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｍｙ　ｅａｒｓ .

[@jdsoldger2]

I had a kids version of this that read books sold here in the US back in the 90's. I always thought it was the coolest thing ever.

[@TripleEye_Josh]

I'm dying to see some behind the scenes footage of Techmoan filming the puppet parts. He's always so professional, imagine seeing him bent under a table with his hand up some puppet's ass doing silly voices. That doesn't sound weird, right?

[@Jamato-sUn]

Josh Griffiths nah. some people do it for a living

[@NikhileshNerambally]

Your comment needs to be upvoted so that Mat would read it.

[@eclipsedbadger]

It would be weird in the middle of the night at 2am, but nah...its like Ashens, you don't expect them to act silly but they do

[@andriealinsangao613]

Josh Griffiths Man, I was so looking forward to that!!

[@tylerk6206]

This is what I love the most about your channel. Exploring the old ghosts of long forgotten tech. I would have never known such a unique and aesthetically pleasing device ever existed. Thank you for putting the time + effort + money into this, I really appreciate it.

[@presterjohn71]

Well, this is a treat. I rarely catch them this early!

[@thanthanasiszamp4707]

U.S.A and Europe: You place the vinyl on the player. Japan: You place the the player on the vinyl.

[@eminaonko6728]

This brings back some memories.. My friends dad had a whole encyclopedia (several books in dutch) that had a similar device with wich one could hear explainations, sounds and other stuff. I can't recall what it was called, but it might be worth your while to look into. Might aswell be there was an English version of it too.

[@oliverweyhmuller2775]

Yes, I remember that such an encyclopedia was available in Germany too at that time. Although the playback device was not as good as the Panapic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnywiH-MlJqgirs

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Emina Đonko Don't suppose Matsushita licensed out this technilogy to other companies for their devices?

[@wellesradio]

Oh my god, I’ve never actually wanted you’ve showcased on this channel before, but I want this! Maybe it’s because I did have one of those toys as a kid.

[@chroniclesofbap6170]

Was convinced it was a 360-degree camera

[@ohyesweKen]

The music from 4:33 is "Tsugaru Kaikyou Fuyugeshiki" by Ishikawa Sayuri. it's actually a nice karaoke song

[@Christopher-N]

I was kind of expecting the Outro Music to get stuck before the end like the Panapic discs, just as a little joke. :P I did sit through the puppet joke, though. It was like watching a more sophisticated closing joke from The Vicar of Dibley. I enjoyed the punchline.

[@seanmaxwell3319]

It’s the nice plastic from yesteryear! The real heavy 8-ball feeling stuff. My grandmother has a bunch of doo-dads made from that

[@Honeybearsphone]

Don't know why anyone would not like the puppets I look forward to them at the end of every episode, it's a bit humour after watching a great informative video and caps it off nicely

[@kbhasi]

I agree! I also enjoy the puppet show.

[@keiyakins]

I like 'em too, and if I'm not in the mood for them I can always close the video a little early.

[@2small4theMall]

Ethan Ansell hasn't it always been like that

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

but it's all true! Go to any gadget website to see it.

[@s_SoNick]

Normally they're p. good, but they were a bit shite this time after a great and informative video.

[@Centomila]

In Italy the same concept was available in the "Encyclopedia Motta" with a gadget called "Sonobox". I remember different books with sport history and english lessons. A commercial flop replaced after just some years with a VHS collections by the same editor, but the basic idea was brilliant.

[@djindustrialcomplex]

Techmoan's good enough to be on TV late at night.

[@ringsystemmusic]

Doug Chase Just strange enough for interdimensional cable tbh

[@JeanLouisBourdon]

TV is not good enough for Techmoan though

[@thebachelordj]

I lolled at ‘big fan of Smeg’...blame the Red Dwarf fan in me

[@sixstringedthing]

I still have my Y2SMEG t-shirt, but sadly its condition is not really good enough to allow repping the boys from the Dwarf in public any longer.

[@SupahLinkio]

@@sixstringedthing Surely that's more authentic to Lister's style though, right? How many curry stains does it have?

[@vernonzehr]

Not sure why but this is one of my favorite crazy gizmos from your site. You always find odd music stuff but DANG, I would have wanted one of these back in the day. I think I was in junior high school back then so probably never could have gotten one and since getting proprietary stuff from Japan in the 70's isn't like it is now it wouldn't have been likely either. p.s. WOOOHOOO! The puppets are back! Sorry I forget their names and I'm way too lazy to figure them out right now. Those puppets ALWAYS feel EXACTLY the same about stuff as I do. Amazing. It's like they crawled into my head and are rummaging around in there for content.

[@RicoElectrico]

Nashonaru Panapikku! :D

[@ucitymetalhead]

When I heard that it was Japanese and has a microphone input some little part of my brain thought karaoke.

[@freesaxon6835]

And...... You were right !

[@rolfs2165]

Same here. Then he showed the book with the pictures and records and I thought it was ambient sounds for meditation. When it played music instead, I was completely lost.

[@vanishingpoint2658]

Ms, too!🙂🎙

[@MarkTinberg]

This is honestly amazing, it looks thoroughly modern and would not be out of place next to a Google or Amazon appliance, it's gorgeous, and aside from problems reaching the end of the tracks, which might just be due to the age of the mechanism, it basically does what it needs to do beautifully. Such a fun little machine.

[@jamesslick4790]

Panasonic's (National) slogan for years was "Just slightly ahead of our time", Indeed, they often were!👍

[@CeruleanChurch]

Those songs just reek of the Showa Era. I love it.

[@Moodie111]

The tracks starting at 4:11, 4:33 and 9:57 reminded me quite a bit of the types of songs the Ventures used to play during their Japanese period (they were very popular in Japan). But then, they were doing their best to sound "Japanese" at the time, playing Japanese tunes softly in a "ballad-like" style. Very nice music, some my favorite Ventures songs were done in that style. They released more than a few LPs (later re-released as double-CDs) of this kind of music.

[@DeerShit01]

FYI (information of song titles and singers) 4:11 Yokohama Tasogare (lit. Yokohama twilight) originally sung by Hiroshi ITSUKI 4:33 Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyu Geshiki (lit. Winter scape of Tsugaru Straight) by Sayuri ISHIKAWA 9:57 Nagasaki ha Kyou mo Ame datta (lit. It rains again in Nagasaki Today) by Hiroshi UCHIYAMADA and Cool Five these all songs belong to Enka (演歌) category.

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

That was pretty genius, cleverly thought out

[@mcrazza]

I didn’t know National made other products outside of the kitchen. My parents still have National kitchen appliances from the early to mid-80s. Gotta love that National font too!

[@triandika6902]

mcrazza National is Panasonic now

[@EvertGuzman]

Tri Andika It has always been, National is the name the that Panasonic goes by in Japan.

[@haligabi]

Absolutely stunning design from mid-seventies. It’s almost unbelievable how modern this design had been before two years I was born. :) Notice that those portable mini speakers which are so popular among portablists nowadays follow the same design principles than this little player device. I have also amazed the idea especially its multi-purpose nature (karaoke, education etc.). Thank you for the amazing video. Greetings from Hungary.

[@theJellyjoker]

0:46 radio? 1:55 Karaoke speaker? 3:08 mini-record player! That music is very Japanese.

[@pixelum2023]

Yet another cool video about old and largely forgotten technology. I'd never seen this player before, so this was new to me. And quite surprising. Thanks for your great work on this.

[@lmjohnsono]

This would be awesome as an educational multimedia tool. Pitty it never took off. Perhaps in an alternate universe...

[@doktormerlin]

Hey Techmoan, I just recently started getting more and more recommendations from your channel and I have to say, I love it. You always make incredibly detailed showcases of these interesting tech products and that with such a nice quality and attention to detail. I also really like your voice and music choice, your videos are super calming and rexlaxing. I actually use them to fall asleep every night. I had big problems falling asleep but now I just start a video from you and can relax super fast. The only downside with this technique is that of course I miss the puppets. Keep on going!

[@Buurazu]

"You must be a big fan of smeg" woah wait what

[@15743_Hertz]

Actually, Apple Smegphone does have a nice ring to it. ("Ring", geddit?)

[@lightdark00]

Red dwarf never copyrighted "smeg"? What smegging smegheads!

[@toposebi95]

Blazephlozard smeg's a brand of fridges made to look retro

[@nexgenhippy]

+lightdark00 i think Red Dwarf got it from the word 'smegma'.

[@Buurazu]

why would they name their brand after the shorthand for dickcheese

[@evansn79]

I would have believed this was a brand new thing designed to go along with a nice art book.

[@raymondleggs5508]

The origin of the bluetooth speaker :-D

[@FiendTheKing]

I feel like if in 1976 if they had released this in the US, but instead of a book they released songs in self contained 'bottom lids' like the included one it could have been a portable music player.

[@AroundIndiana]

I had something like this as a kid in the 80s called Fisher Price Talk to Me but it looked different. The books were kid stories, and you put the device one each page and it would read the story. The premise was the same, but the device was more clear and you could see the needle spinning inside.

[@DonOblivious]

My grandparents had one of those. The clear bit had an aligning ring to make it easier to get into place which looks to be a bit of a problem with this device. On the other hand, this Panapic looks positively modern compared to the Talk-To-Me.

[@chrissyria2376]

Thank you - I was thinking of exactly the same toy, and I couldn't find *anything* searching things like "childrens book with record" or "children book flexisheet". This thing was awesome! Easily one of the toys I remember most from being a little kid.

[@DonOblivious]

Hah! I searched basically the same terms before hitting on "record playing toy book" image search.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

Yes, thank you! I had those as a kid, too. A quick KZbin search shows the same one I had being demonstrated.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

ReviewsTechNow Yep, I had one of these as a kid! I recall it being used with kid books they sold.

[@aljr357]

I love the puppets at the end of a lot of your videos. I would love to see a whole channel dedicated to these puppets but I do understand that it’s hard to film the puppets on a consistent basis with all the work that goes into filming and editing and then there’s writing a storyline and having help with the puppets so they can be filmed together in a scene.

[@luverizimo2597]

That was a state of the art technology it was way ahead for his time, I wonder techoman grandkids will un open a ipod and do a review in 2070

[@jamesmorgan3786]

What a blinking fab gadget! It's captivating just how modern it looks and how up to date the idea is, in an odd way. Yes, describing it as charming perfectly describes it :-) Thanks for making this video!

[@TimperialBroadcastingAgency]

*hears 1970s Japanese pop instrumentals* [[[MACROSS FLASHBACKS INTENSIFY]]]

[@SolidEyeYEG]

I could see this whole package having won design awards. Very clean and attractive. A few tweaks and it could easily fit into a modern aesthetic.

[@Cylume.]

After a few sake, you wont care that it skips on every song.

[@StarWarsJay]

I’ve looked all over for one of these. Well done getting one, especially in the box.

[@zillsburyy1]

old japanese electronics are KING!!!!

[@bx19tgd]

So are old Japanese cars (I love any skyline) (ANY SKYLINE)

[@BoyProdigyX]

8 year-old me would have been AMAZED!! 38 year-old me still thinks they're pretty cool, too.

[@MrWombatty]

Maybe that voice at about the 7:30 mark translates as; "Sorry squire, I've scratched your record....Sorry squire, I've scratched your record.....Sorry squire, I've scratched your record....." ?

[@donwald3436]

MrWombatty Sorry squire, it says "how to use" like it's going to give you instructions.

[@MrWombatty]

Don Wald, you're obviously too young for the Monty-Python joke reference!

[@donwald3436]

MrWombatty Obviously 🙄

[@Brillemeister]

I will not buy this picture book; it is scratched.

[@donwald3436]

Brillemeister Know what I mean?

[@ciaranleoghann5879]

My grandparents in France had something similar, it was an encyclopaedia, we used a little player like this one to hear some speeches, comments, along with the articles on the encyclopaedia's pages. It was neat !

[@drrider]

Brilliant design! That's a fantastic machine for karaoke from 40+ years ago.

[@pulsefel9210]

interesting idea for an album. each page being its own song would give you plenty of room for art, lyrics, etc.

[@tommytwotacos8106]

You, sir, are a charming and delightful individual. Thank you for producing such wonderful and informative content. I sincerely hope you can continue to do this for as long as possible and that from it you receive as much entertainment and satisfaction as we, or at least I, do. Good day.

[@Marian87]

That thing was actually quite a nice idea and I'm suprised that the design of the case is so old, it looks like it could be some wireless speaker or radio built today. Amazing.

[@maammoos5377]

Japanese lessons are really paying off, I was able to read karaoke on the box I knew it wasn't all for nothing

[@ash_aiden]

How do you get Japanese lessons?

[@ИльяВитцев]

@@ash_aiden kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGXn3quaNqFoqc

[@ash_aiden]

@@ИльяВитцев ok

[@blauerblubb]

Bertelsmann has sold a lot of encyclopedias in Germany with these types of records, especially in the mid-80s. I've seen a few of the ones that focus on Germany for sale on eBay, the set I am referring to is called "Deutschland - Unser Jahrhundert in Wort Bild und Ton"

[@neonte13]

I bet something is physically adding resistance or the motor's a bit knackered or summat. If it was easy to take apart, it could be a reasonable project, but if I had to guess I'd bet it's not. Really neat little thing, though! Sometimes I wonder how you even find out about about this stuff.

[@goldvintage2009]

Wonderful device. This Channel is Amazing. Congratulations for all team of Techmoan

[@leo37ok]

Was anyone else reminded of Kill Bill at around 06:00?

[@BlitzHopB]

Omg, I want this! Really cool device and sounds actually perfect for what it is! Brew some coffee, light a doobie and sit, open a book and listen to some neat instrumentals!

[@lorddenti]

Somebody should release an Album on this format!

[@jjjoshiii6659]

each song is one disc genius

[@38911bytefree]

Brilliant concept and stunning sound for such a limited device. This was the era of the Panapets so using this harsh colours was mandatory like in the Toot a Loop thing. The 70s touch .....

[@Mattytime]

I always stay for the puppets.

[@Wassenhoven420]

Never!

[@Tomsonic41]

There was a very similar device released in the US, essentially a read-along storybook but the records were mounted on the page rather than being a separate tape or record. Works exactly the same as this; I believe it was called the Comes to Life and the device was a StoryPlayer; it works on exactly the same principle as this Panasonic device.

[@JoelHudson]

New meaning to "Record Album" ey?

[@Quacks0]

The microphone that had been included with the machine might have been a crystal or carbon-granule mike that produced its own signal like a ceramic phono cartridge does, as opposed to a magnetic cartridge or dynamic mike, which works by varying resistance from a pre-amp signal. This may be why your mike didn't seem to work with it, since it was probably a modern-day dynamic mike that uses a coil and magnet. Probably the machine's cartridge is also a ceramic type that produces its own signal using the piezo effect, and so the machine did not need a pre-amp to hear the sound, and thus the mike was probably the same kind of "self-powered" component that connected to the same circuitry on the amplifier as the cartridge was connected to.